1957 CBS-TV Special ''The Edsel Show'' with Guests (1957)

A 1957 CBS Television Network special called "The Edsel Show". With
special guests Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and Rosemary
Clooney. This is a good quality kinescope of the original broadcast.
Lots of musical performances. Also features original commercials.

Teacher, scholar, activist W.E.B. DuBois, who was born and
grew up in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in 1868, would become
arguably the most important black intellectual of the 20th Century.
Educated in the public schools of Great Barrington, DuBois received a
B.A. from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and at the age of 31
became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard
University. His doctoral thesis, "The Suppression of the African Slave
Trade in America," became the first book published by Harvard University
Press.

DuBois was an extremely complex and controversial man who lacked the
public appeal of his contemporaries such as Booker T. Washington, Marcus
Garvey, and Paul Robeson. He remained scathingly critical of white
racism his entire life and unlike Washington he was unwilling to seek
compromise in the quest for civil rights and racial justice.

DuBois was the first scholar to systematically study African American urban life. His first post-dissertation book, The Philadelphia Negro
which was released in 1899, determined that housing and employment
discrimination were the principal barriers to racial equality and black
prosperity in the urban North. His work and conclusions anticipated
nearly a century of urban history scholarship that built upon his early
research and findings.

DuBois wrote numerous other books and articles, including BlackReconstruction
in 1935. Largely discounted by scholars at the time, the book
eventually became the basis for a dramatic reappraisal of the
Reconstruction era by scholars in the 1960s and 1970s. His conclusions
regarding the actual progress made by African Americans during the
decade of Reconstruction have now been affirmed by almost all mainstream
historians.

DuBois was one of the founders of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1908 and was the editor of its
magazine, The Crisis, until 1934. He became increasingly bitter
about the depth of white racism and disillusioned over the compromising
approach of black leaders, including especially his colleagues in the
NAACP. He was also, many would say arrogantly, outspoken about his
views. Together with his polished, sophisticated and articulate style,
DuBois’s uncompromising speeches and editorials made him unpopular with
many blacks and whites.

By the early 1950s, at the height of the Cold War, DuBois became
increasingly devoted to the goal of peace between the United States and
the Soviet Union. He advocated this controversial position at great
personal and professional cost. Hounded by the State Department and
criticized by many former allies and associates in the Civil Rights
struggle, DuBois became a Communist in his 80s, believing it offered the
only hope for working class people around the world.

As early as 1900, DuBois advocated Pan-Africanism--the idea that persons
of African descent throughout the world should assist in the liberation
and development of the African continent. By 1961 he decided to leave
the United States permanently for Ghana to pursue that goal. DuBois
died in Accra, Ghana on August 28, 1963, the day of the March on
Washington, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history.

Velocette 'LE' Series

In 1950, Velocette introduced the model "LE," powered by a
water-cooled, 192cc side-valve flat-twin engine. The LE was designed
primarily as basic, inexpensive transportation, but with the "Velocette"
name.

1960 Veloce Velocette LE -

The LE's chassis had a pressed-steel frame designed by Phil Irving, a
swingarm rear suspension, and telescopic front-forks, with a
semi-step-through design and swept body-work.

The LE went on to become the company's largest selling model, which
was extensively used by the British police who referred to it as the
"Noddy Bike." The LE was also known as the "Whispering Willie," for its
ultra-quiet motor - advertised by Velocette as the "siLEnt" LE. Unfortunately for Velocette, the LE's large R&D costs made it a financial looser for the company.